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The Washington Times cited President Kent Lassman and CEI's report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress:

The Competitive Enterprise Institute has released a handy guide for lawmakers, and the title explains all: “Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress.” The advice from the nonprofit group is straightforward: Reduce federal regulations and prosperity will follow.

“The governance of American life has been handed over to an operating system that subtly and perversely drives individuals’ behavior away from their own decisions. Unaccountable regulatory agencies dominate how we live, work, play, build, travel, prepare food, and heal one another,” notes CEI President Kent Lassman, who adds that overregulation discourages common sense decisions.